©  ST.  ANTHONY'S  RIIILD,  19^0 


Saint  Anthony,  whom  the  Infant 
Jesus  so  much  loved  and  honored. 
Grant   us  what   we  ask   of  thee 


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First  Edition,  1932. 
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Cfje  Little  Creasurp 
of  featnt 


A  Manual  of 
Devotions  in  Honor  of 
Saint  Anthony 

Compiled  from  Approved 
Sources 


Published  by 
St.  Anthony's  Guild 

Franciscan  Monastery 
Paterson,  N.  J. 


COPYRIGHT  BY  ST.  ANTHONY'S  GUILD,  1928 


Imprimi  Potest 

Fr.  Mathias  Faust,  O.  F.  M. 

Minister  Proiincialis 

Jan.  10,  1932 

Nihil  Obstat 
Very  Rev.  Arthur  J.  Scanlan,  S.  T. 

Censor  Librormn 

Imprimatur 

f  Patrick  Cardinal  Hayes 

Archbishop  of  New  York 

New  York,  Jan.  15,  1932 


CONTENTS 

Page 

Saint  Anthony,  the  Wonder- Worker   1 

Saint  Anthony,  the  Saint  of  the  Whole 

World   4 

A  Sketch  of  the  Life  of  Saint  Anthony.  ...  6 

Saint  Anthony's  Clients   10 

The  Pious  Union  of  Saint  Anthony   12 

Saint  Anthony's  Bread   16 

Beads  or  Chaplet  of  Saint  Anthony   18 

Scapular  of  Saint  Anthony   19 

Tuesday  —  Dedicated  to  Saint  Anthony.  ...  20 

Devotion  of  the  Nine  Tuesdays   22 

How  to  Make  a  Novena  to  Saint  Anthony.  .  23 
Prayers  for  Each  Tuesday  (or  Novena)  ...  24 

Devotion  of  the  Thirteen  Tuesdays   25 

Prayer  in  Any  Necessity   29 

Prayer  to  the  Infant  Jesus  in  Saint  Anthony's 

Arms   30 

Prayer  to  Saint  Anthony   31 

An  Act  of  Consecration  to  Saint  Anthony.  .  32 


CONTENTS 


Page 


Aspirations  to  Saint  Anthony   33 

The  Miraculous  Responsory  (Music)   34 

The  Responsory  of  Saint  Anthony  (Words 

by  Saint  Bonaventure)   35 

Litany  of  Saint  Anthony   37 

Prayer  to  the  Saint's  Blessed  Tongue   40 

Prayer  for  the  Restoration  of  Things  Lost 

or  Stolen   41 

Prayer  for  the  Happy  Choice  of  a  State  in 

Life   42 

Prayer  to  Obtain  the  Grace  of  Holy  Purity.  .  43 

Prayer  for  a  Happy  Death   43 

Saint  Anthony's  Blessing   44 

Novena  of  Meditations  and  Prayers  (for 

Nine  Tuesdays)   45 

Salutations  for  the  Thirteen  Tuesdays   67 

O  Salutaris   73 

Tantum  Ergo   73 

Laudate  Dominum   74 

Hymn  of  Thanksgiving   74 


©J.F.L.,  S.A.G.,  1928 


While  celebrating  Holy  Mass  at  Coimbra. 
Saint  Anthony  sees  the  soul  of  a  Friar 
Minor  being  carried  to  heaven. 


SAINT  ANTHONY, 
THE  WONDER-WORKER 

l/<lXoD  is  wonderful  in  His  Saints,"  but 
Anthony  is  the  Saint  of  wonders. 
The  marvelous  power  of  miracles  confer- 
red upon  him  by  God  has  won  for  Saint 
Anthony  throughout  the  entire  world  the 
name  of  Wonder-Worker.  The  Church  in 
her  ancient  responsory  says  of  him,  "If 
then  you  ask  for  miracles,  go  to  Saint  An- 
thony." Saint  Antonine,  the  Dominican 
Archbishop  of  Florence,  calls  him  "the 
1 


2     Little  Treasury  of  Saint  Anthony 

Wonder- Worker  beyond  compare";  and 
in  the  holy  Mass  said  on  the  feast-day  of 
the  Saint  we  read:  "In  life  he  wrought 
signs,  in  death  miracles."  So  numerous 
were  the  miracles  wrought  on  the  day  of 
his  burial  that  his  funeral  procession  be- 
came a  triumphal  ovation;  while  the  won- 
ders obtained  through  his  intercession 
thereafter  brought  about  his  canonization 
in  less  than  a  year  by  Pope  Gregory  IX. 
In  the  letter  of  canonization,  this  Sover- 
eign Pontiff  conferred  upon  Anthony  the 
title,  "Operator  miraculorum  carissime," 
that  is,  "Dearest  Wonder-Worker." 

This  was  in  the  thirteenth  century,  and 
from  that  time  on  uninterruptedly  to  our 
own  day,  the  history  of  the  Saint  has 
abounded  in  extraordinary  examples  of 
favors  bestowed  upon  those  who  have 
sought  his  intercession.  The  sorrowful  and 
afflicted  are  never  weary  of  imploring  his 
aid  and  Saint  Anthony  never  wearies  in 
obtaining  their  requests.  His  miracles  are 
innumerable  and  almost  infinitely  varied: 
cripples  have  been  cured,  invalids  healed, 
the  dead  brought  back  to  life,  temptations 


Saint  Anthony,  the  Wonder -Worker  3 


heroically  overcome,  demons  put  to  flight 
and,  especially,  lost  things  restored.  He 
has  advanced  the  temporal  and  still  more 
the  spiritual  interest  of  his  devout  clients 
to  such  an  extent  that  the  mere  enumera- 
tion of  the  marvels  and  blessings  obtained 
through  him  would  fill  volumes.  Every 
day  new  facts  are  added  to  those  already 
known,  confirming  the  ancient  and  con- 
stant belief  that  Saint  Anthony  is  a  won- 
derful helper  in  every  necessity;  a  Saint 
chosen  by  God  as  the  instrument  of  His 
Almighty  power  and  love;  a  friend  in  need 
and  a  consoler  in  affliction;  "a  Wonder- 
Worker  beyond  compare."  "Ask  the  Won- 
der-Worker  with  confidence,''  says  Saint 
Bonaventure,  "and  he  will  obtain  what 
you  seek." 


4     Little  Treasury  of  Saint  Anthony 


SAINT  ANTHONY,  THE  SAINT 
OF  THE  WHOLE  WORLD 

aint  Anthony  of  Padua  is  without 
question  one  of  the  most  popular  of 
Saints:  popular  enthusiasm  has  made  him 
universally  recognized.  He  is  called  the 
Saint  of  the  Whole  World  because  the 
faithful  of  the  whole  world  love  him. 
During  the  past  seven  hundred  years, 
millions  in  every  clime  and  land  have  been 
attracted  to  this  great  Franciscan  Wonder- 
Worker.  All  classes,  the  rich  and  the 
poor,  the  renowned  and  the  lowly,  are 
drawn  to  him.  Artists  and  scholars,  sculp- 
tors and  authors  without  number,  have 
dedicated  their  talents  to  him.  Everywhere 
churches  and  chapels  arise  in  his  honor, 
and  shrines  and  altars  invite  his  trustful 
friends.  Hardly  a  Catholic  church  is  with- 
out his  statue,  a  Catholic  chapel  with- 
out his  image,  a  Catholic  home  without 
his  picture.  With  the  names  of  Mary  and 


The  Saint  of  the  Whole  World  5 


Joseph,  the  name  of  Anthony  is  invoked 
in  almost  every  Catholic  household  with 
pious  fervor  and  boundless  confidence. 
"Thus,"  says  Cherance,  "there  arises  from 
all  parts  a  universal  concert  of  homage 
and  praise  in  which  each  succeeding  gen- 
eration has  a  share;  and  heaven  itself  adds 
its  harmonious  note  by  the  multitudinous 
and  constant  flow  of  graces  and  miracles 
with  which  it  has  crowned  the  invocation 
of  Saint  Anthony  in  every  age."  No 
doubt  it  was  this  universal  acclaim  for  the 
Wonder-Worker  of  Padua  that  prompted 
his  great  client,  Pope  Leo  XIII,  to  utter 
those  significant  words:  "Saint  Anthony 
is  not  only  the  Saint  of  Padua,  but  in 
truth  the  Saint  of  the  Whole  World." 

This  enthusiastic  devotion  to  Saint  An- 
thony has  gone  on  for  seven  hundred 
years,  and  is  not  abating.  Consequently, 
it  seems  quite  natural  to  conclude  that  the 
Saint  of  the  Whole  World  also  has  a 
special  mission  for  the  people  of  our  time. 


6     Little  Treasury  of  Saint  Anthony 


A  SKETCH  OF  THE  LIFE  OF 
SAINT  ANTHONY 

aint  Anthony  was  born  in  Lisbon, 
Portugal,  on  August  15,  1195.  In 
baptism  he  received  the  name  Ferdinand. 
His  father  was  Martin  de  Bouillon  of  the 
renowned  Bouillon  family  of  Crusader 
fame.  His  mother  was  Teresa  de  Tavera, 
of  an  ancient  and  noble  Portuguese  line. 

After  splendid  training  at  home,  Ferdi- 
nand was  sent  at  the  age  of  ten  to  the 
cathedral  school  conducted  under  the  care 
of  the  clergy.  When  fifteen,  he  conse- 
crated himself  to  the  religious  life  in  the 
convent  of  the  Canons  Regular  of  Saint 
Augustine  at  Lisbon.  He  was  transferred 
thence  to  Holy  Cross  Monastery  at  Co- 
imbra,  where  he  achieved  a  great  name  for 
both  sanctity  and  learning. 

It  was  here  at  Holy  Cross  that  the 
young  Canon  Regular  received  his  voca- 
tion to  the  Franciscan  Order.  When  he 


Sketch  of  the  Life  of  Saint  Anthony  7 


saw  the  remains  of  the  first  five  Fran- 
ciscan martyrs  of  Morocco,  which  were 
brought  to  Coimbra  for  interment,  Ferdi- 
nand was  inflamed  with  an  ardent  desire 
for  similar  martyrdom,  and  asked  permis- 
sion to  join  the  sons  of  Saint  Francis.  In 
July  of  1220  the  new  Franciscan  received, 
with  the  habit  of  the  Order,  the  name  of 
Anthony,  that  name  by  which  he  is  known 
and  loved  throughout  the  world.  Four 
months  later  at  his  own  urgent  request, 
Anthony  was  sent  to  Morocco,  that  he  too 
might  share  in  the  honors  of  martyrdom. 

But  God  had  decreed  otherwise,  and  by 
means  of  sickness  and  shipwreck  brought 
the  martyr  in  desire  to  the  land  he  was  to 
glorify  by  his  holy  and  miraculous  life. 
For  ten  years  Anthony  traversed  Italy  and 
the  greater  part  of  France,  going  where- 
ever  obedience  called  him,  to  preach  the 
Gospel  of  Christ  with  untiring  zeal.  He 
so  successfully  opposed  the  then  prevail- 
ing heresies  that  he  became  known  to  all 
as  the  "Hammer  of  Heretics."  Because 
of  his  knowledge  of  the  Sacred  Scriptures 


8     Little  Treasury  of  Saint  Anthony 

he  was  greeted  by  Pope  Gregory  IX  as  the 
"Living  Ark  of  the  Testament." 

Anthony's  fame  was  at  its  zenith  when, 
in  1228,  he  was  sent  to  Padua.  Here  he 
spent  the  last  few  years  of  his  life,  in  the 
city  with  which  his  name  has  been  associa- 
ted for  seven  centuries.  Death  came  to 
the  Saint  on  Friday,  June  13,  1231,  in  his 
thirty-sixth  year,  in  the  little  hospital  ad- 
joining the  convent  of  the  Poor  Clares  of 
Arcella,  outside  the  city  gates  of  Padua. 
Fearing  a  dispute  between  popular  fac- 
tions for  possession  of  the  treasured  body 
of  the  Saint,  the  Friars  tried  to  keep  the 
news  of  his  death  from  the  people,  but  the 
children  ran  through  the  streets  of  the 
city,  crying  aloud:  "The  Saint  is  dead! 
Our  Father,  Saint  Anthony,  is  dead!"  He 
was  canonized  by  Pope  Gregory  IX  on 
May  30.  1232,  less  than  a  year  after  his 
death. 

In  the  year  1263  the  tomb  of  the  Saint 
was  opened  in  order  that  his  blessed  re- 
mains might  be  transferred  to  the  new 
sanctuary  built  in  his  honor.  The  marvel 
was  then  discovered  that,  though  his  flesh 


Sketch  of  the  Life  of  Saint  Anthony  9 


had  fallen  to  dust,  his  tongue  remained 
fresh  and  ruddy  like  that  of  a  living  per- 
son. It  was  on  this  occasion  that  Saint 
Bonaventure,  then  Minister  General  of 
the  Franciscan  Order,  taking  the  tongue 
of  the  Saint  in  his  hands,  uttered  the  words 
which  now  constitute  the  Antiphon  pre- 
ceding the  Miraculous  Responsory:  "O 
blessed  tongue  that  never  ceased  to  praise 
God  and  always  taught  others  to  bless 
Him,  now  we  plainly  see  how  precious 
thou  art  in  His  sight!" 


10  Little  Treasury  of  Saint  Anthony 


SAINT  ANTHONY'S  CLIENTS 


Client  is  one  who  is  under  the  pro- 
tection of  a  patron. 


We  all  wish  to  have  Saint  Anthony  for 
our  Patron  and  to  share  in  his  protection. 
Hence  the  question,  how  can  we  become 
clients  of  Saint  Anthony?  The  answer  is 
given  in  the  three  brief  quotations  in- 
cluded below  from  one  of  the  greatest 
clients  the  Saint  ever  had,  Pope  Leo  XIII. 

1.  "It  is  not  enough  that  you  love  Saint 
Anthony,"  said  Pope  Leo  to  Dom  An- 
tonio Locatelli,  "but  you  must  make 
him  loved." 

2.  "Invoke  the  assistance  of  Saint  An- 
thony." 

There  are  various  ways  in  which  Pope 
Leo's  second  rule  may  be  carried  out: 
Recite  daily  some  prayer  in  the  Saint's 
honor,  i.  e.,  the  Responsory,  the  Litany 
or  Rosary  of  Saint  Anthony. 


Saint  Anthony's  Clients  11 


Have  a  little  altar  of  the  saint,  or  carry 
his  picture,  statuette,  medal  or  scapular. 
Visit  his  shrine  on  Tuesday,  the  day 
dedicated  to  him. 

Make  a  novena  in  preparation  for  the 
feast  of  Saint  Anthony,  June  13. 

Keep  the  novena  or  devotion  of  the 
Nine  Tuesdays  or  the  Thirteen  Tues- 
days. 

Strive  to  imitate  the  virtues  of  the 
Saint. 

In  all  needs  and  anxieties  have  recourse 
to  Saint  Anthony,  promising  if  your 
petition  be  granted,  an  alms  to  the 
poor,  for  whom  the  Saint  displayed  so 
much  charity  in  life.  (See  Saint  An- 
thony's Bread.) 

3.  "Become  members  of  the  Pious  Union 
organized  in  his  honor  and  enriched 
with  the  Church's  indulgences." 

The  indulgences  to  which  the  Pontiff 
refers  are  many,  and  the  obligations 
are  few  and  simple.  (See  Pious  Union 
of  Saint  Anthony.) 


12  Little  Treasury  of  Saint  Anthony 


THE  PIOUS  UNION  OF  SAINT 
ANTHONY 

'IInvoke  the  assistance  of  Saint  Anthony 
and  become  a  member  of  the  Pious 
Union  organized  in  his  honor  and  en- 
riched with  the  Church's  indulgences" 
(Pope  Leo  XIII) . 

The  Pious  Union  of  Saint  Anthony 
gathers  the  individual  clients  of  the  Saint 
into  one  great  family.  It  centralizes  the 
prayers  and  good  works  undertaken  in  his 
honor,  and  thus  allows  all  members  to 
share  in  the  prayers  and  good  works  of 
all  the  other  members. 

The  Pious  Union  was  canonically  erect- 
ed in  Saint  Anthony's  Church,  Rome, 
February  13,  1894.  A  National  Centre 
for  the  United  States  has  been  established, 
by  special  permission  from  Rome,  at  Saint 
Anthony's  Shrine,  135  West  31st  Street, 
New  York,  N.  Y. 


The  Pious  Union 


13 


OBJECTS  OF  THE  PIOUS  UNION 

1.  To  thank  God  for  the  miraculous 
power  granted  to  Saint  Anthony. 

2.  To  implore  his  powerful  intercession. 

3.  To  propagate  his  devotion. 

4.  To  assist  the  poor. 

OBLIGATIONS 

1.  Say  daily,  three  times,  Glory  be  to  the 
Father,  etc. 

2.  Recite  daily  the  Miraculous  Responsory 
to  Saint  Anthony,  or  if  you  do  not 
know  it  by  heart,  say  once  the  Our 
Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory  be  to  the 
Father,  etc. 

3.  Give  an  alms  for  the  poor  whenever 
you  have  obtained  a  favor  through 
Saint  Anthony. 

4.  Receive  the  Sacraments  on  the  feast  of 
Saint  Anthony  (June  13),  or  within 
the  Octave. 


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ADVANTAGES 

L  A  plenary  indulgence  on  the  day  of 
admission,  or  the  Sunday  following. 

2.  A  plenary  indulgence  on  the  feast  of 
Saint  Anthony  (June  13). 

3.  A  plenary  indulgence  on  the  feast  of 
the  Translation  of  his  Relics  (Febru- 
ary 15). 

4.  A  plenary  indulgence  on  thirteen  suc- 
ceeding Tuesdays,  any  time  in  the 
year,  when  receiving  on  those  days  the 
Sacraments  and  praying  for  the  in- 
tention of  the  Holy  Father. 

5.  A  plenary  indulgence  at  the  hour  of 
death. 

6.  Seven  years  and  seven  quarantines  on 
every  day  of  the  Novena  preceding 
the  feast  of  Saint  Anthony. 

7.  One  hundred  days  indulgence  when 
saying  the  three  Glorys. 

8.  One  hundred  days  when  praying  for 
the  objects  of  the  Union. 


The  Pious  Union  15 


9.  Participation  in  a  Holy  Mass  said 
every  Tuesday  in  Rome  and  at  Saint 
Anthony's  Shrine,  New  York  City. 

10.  A  share  in  all  the  good  works  per- 
formed by  the  members  of  the  three 
Orders  of  Saint  Francis. 

ADMISSION 

Members  may  be  admitted  to  the  Pious 
Union  by  applying  to  their  local  Francis- 
can Monastery,  or  by  sending  their  full 
name  and  address  to  the  Director  of  the 
Pious  Union,  Saint  Anthony's  Shrine,  135 
West  31st  Street,  New  York,  N.  Y. 


The  Divine  Child  appears  to  Saint  Anthony 
at  Chateauneuf. 


SAINT  ANTHONY'S  BREAD 

aint  Anthony's  Bread  for  the  poor 
is  a  devotion  which  has  spread 
throughout  the  Catholic  world,  obtaining 
marvelous  favors  for  the  clients  of  the 
Saint,  and  bringing  relief  to  the  poor  of 
the  Lord.  The  ultimate,  practical  effect 
of  this  devotion  to  Saint  Anthony  is  to 
proclaim  to  a  hard-hearted  and  unbeliev- 
ing world  that  charity  is  the  wide  avenue 
to  the  favors  of  heaven.  Saint  Anthony 
loves  the  poor  now,  as  he  did  in  life. 
Hence  he  asks  his  clients  to  put  into  tan- 
16 


Saint  Anthony  s  Bread  17 


gible  form  the  inheritance  of  love  he  re- 
ceived from  the  Little  Poor  Man  of  Assisi. 
It  is  the  experience  of  all  who  appeal  to 
the  great  Wonder- Worker  that  their  pe- 
titions are  more  likely  to  be  granted  if 
they  are  coupled  with  a  promise  to  help 
the  needy.  This  sure  way  of  enlisting  the 
kindness  and  sympathy  of  the  Saint,  by 
charity  to  the  poor,  is  called  Saint  An- 
thony's Bread. 

To  participate  in  this  devotion,  accom- 
pany your  petition  to  the  Saint  with  a 
promise  to  him,  that  if,  at  the  expiration 
of  a  given  time,  he  shall  have  secured  its 
fulfillment,  a  certain  sum  of  money  will 
be  donated  to  him  to  buy  bread  for  the 
needy.  The  alms  may  be  given  to  any 
charity  you  choose,  but  among  the  poor 
may  be  justly  remembered  the  poor  stu- 
dents who,  like  Saint  Anthony,  aspire  to 
the  priesthood.  To  contribute  to  their 
support  in  this  manner  is  at  once  an  act 
of  charity  and  an  act  of  devotion. 

By  this  continual  alternation  of  bene- 
factors and  benefits  a  chain  of  charity  is 
woven,  the  ends  of  which  are  held  in  the 


18   Little  Treasury  of  Saint  Anthony 


hands  of  the  Wonder-Worker  of  Padua, 
to  be  presented  as  an  acceptable  offering 
to  Him  Who  is  the  source  of  all  charity. 

A  branch  of  Saint  Anthony's  Bread  has 
been  established  at  the  Franciscan  Semi- 
nary, Callicoon,  Sullivan  Co.,  N.  Y.,  for 
the  purpose  of  aiding  poor  young  men 
who  are  preparing  for  the  priesthood  in 
the  Franciscan  Order  —  that  Order  to 
which  Saint  Anthony  brought  such  glory 
and  contributed  so  much. 

OTHER  OBSERVANCES 

BEADS  OR  CHAPLET  OF  SAINT  ANTHONY 

The  devotion  known  as  the  Beads  or 
Chaplet  of  Saint  Anthony,  is  practiced  in 
honor  of  the  thirteen  miracles  enumerated 
in  the  Miraculous  Responsory.  The  chap- 
let  has  thirty-nine  beads  arranged  in  thir- 
teen groups  of  three  beads  each.  On  the 
first  bead  of  every  group,  the  Our  Father 
is  said;  on  the  second  bead,  the  Hail 
Mary;  on  the  third,  Glory  be  to  the 
Father,  etc.;  at  the  end  the  Miraculous 
Responsory  is  recited. 


Saint  Anthony  s  Scapular  19 


There  is  an  indulgence  of  one  hundred 
days  each  time;  if  the  chaplet  is  recited 
every  day  for  a  month,  a  plenary  indul- 
gence may  be  gained  on  any  suitable  day 
of  that  month,  if  after  confession  and 
communion  you  visit  a  church  and  there 
pray  for  the  intention  of  the  Holy  Father. 
(Pius  IX,  January  25,  1866.) 

SCAPULAR  OF  SAINT  ANTHONY 

The  scapular  of  Saint  Anthony  is  made 
of  gray  wool  and  bears  the  picture  of  the 
Saint  with  the  Infant  Jesus  in  his  arms. 
The  reverse  of  the  scapular  shows  a  repre- 
sentation of  the  reliquary  containing  the 
blessed  tongue  of  Saint  Anthony. 


20  Little  Treasury  of  Saint  Anthony 


TUESDAY  —  DEDICATED  TO 
SAINT  ANTHONY 

uesday  is  dedicated  to  Saint  An- 
thony because  of  the  many  and  as- 
tounding miracles  which  occurred  on  the 
Tuesday  on  which  his  body  was  laid  to 
rest.  So  numerous  were  these  prodigies, 
as  has  been  told  before,  that  the  sombre 
funeral  was  transformed  into  a  triumphal 
procession.  It  is  said  that  no  one  invoked 
the  aid  of  the  Saint  without  obtaining  re- 
lief. All  returned  to  their  homes  com- 
forted, praising  God  and  saying:  rrThis  is 
the  day  the  Lord  hath  made  to  Saint  An- 
thony; let  us  be  glad  and  rejoice  therein." 

Since  that  time  the  people  dedicated 
every  Tuesday  to  Saint  Anthony  as  being 
the  day  on  which  God  was  pleased  to  show 
forth  the  power  of  the  Saint.  This  pious 
custom  gradually  spread  throughout  the 
Catholic  world.  In  Franciscan  churches 


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each  Tuesday  devotions  are  held  in  his 
honor,  and  faithful  clients  come  to  pay 
homage  to  him.  Saint  Anthony  himself 
has  chosen  Tuesday  as  his  own.  He  has 
obtained  throughout  the  centuries  count- 
less favors,  spiritual  and  temporal,  for 
those  who  have  honored  him  on  that  day. 

The  Church  has  set  her  approval  upon 
Tuesday  as  Saint  Anthony's  day  by  gen- 
erous indulgences. 

A  plenary  indulgence  is  granted  on 
every  Tuesday  of  the  year  to  all  who  re- 
ceive the  Sacraments  and  on  that  day 
visit  a  Franciscan  church  where  the  Blessed 
Sacrament  is  exposed,  and  there  pray  for 
the  intention  of  the  Holy  Father.  (Leo 
XIII,  March  11,  1898.) 

A  plenary  indulgence  is  granted  to 
those  who  visit  a  Franciscan  church  on 
one  of  the  nine  Tuesdays  immediately  pre- 
ceding the  feast  of  Saint  Anthony  (June 
13),  receive  the  Sacraments  and  pray  for 
the  intention  of  the  Holy  Father.  (Pope 
Clement  XIV,  May  25,  1770.) 

An  indulgence  of  seven  years  and  seven 


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quarantines  may  be  gained  on  any  Tues- 
day of  the  year  by  visiting  a  Franciscan 
church.  (Pope  Benedict  XIV,  May  7, 
1751.) 

DEVOTION  OF  THE  NINE 
TUESDAYS 

Saint  Anthony  himself  is  the  author 
of  this  devotion  of  nine  consecutive  Tues- 
days of  prayer  in  his  honor.  In  the  year 
1617  he  appeared  to  a  pious  lady  of  Bo- 
logna who  had  besought  his  intercession 
in  a  very  important  matter,  and  said  to 
her:  "Visit  my  statue  in  the  church  of  the 
Friars  Minor  for  nine  consecutive  Tues- 
days and  your  prayers  will  be  heard."  The 
lady  hastened  to  obey  the  instructions  of 
the  Saint,  and  as  a  reward,  obtained  the 
favor  she  so  ardently  desired.  The  fame 
of  this  miracle  soon  spread  abroad  and 
the  devotion  of  the  Nine  Tuesdays  began 
to  be  practiced  by  many.  The  Church 
sanctioned  this  pious  practice  in  the  fol- 
lowing manner: 


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On  all  Tuesdays  of  the  year  a  plenary 
indulgence  is  granted  to  those  who  per- 
form the  devotion  of  the  Nine  Tuesdays, 
provided  they  visit  a  Franciscan  church, 
receive  the  Sacraments  and  pray  for  the 
intention  of  the  Holy  Father.  The  devo- 
tion may  or  may  not  be  observed  on  con- 
secutive Tuesdays.  (Clement  XIII,  March 
28,  1763.)  If  the  client  is  unable  to  visit 
a  church,  the  devotion  may  be  practiced 
at  home  before  a  picture  or  statue  of 
Saint  Anthony. 

HOW  TO  MAKE  A  NOVENA  TO 
SAINT  ANTHONY 

1.  Visit  on  nine  consecutive  Tuesdays 
(or  nine  consecutive  days)  the  altar  or 
statue  of  Saint  Anthony  in  a  Franciscan 
church,  and  lay  your  petitions  humbly  be- 
fore him. 

2.  If  possible  receive  the  Sacraments  of 
Penance  and  Holy  Eucharist. 

3.  Endeavor  to  imitate  the  virtues  of 
the  Saint,  especially  his  humility  and 
purity. 


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4.  If  you  wish,  promise  an  alms  for 
Saint  Anthony's  Bread  for  the  Poor. 

In  case  it  is  impossible  to  visit  a  Fran- 
ciscan church,  the  devotion  may  be  con- 
ducted in  any  church  or  at  home  before 
a  picture  or  statue  of  Saint  Anthony. 

PRAYERS  FOR  EACH  TUESDAY 
(or  novena) 

O  glorious  Saint  Anthony,  safe  refuge 
of  the  afflicted  and  distressed,  who  by  a 
miraculous  revelation  hast  directed  all 
those  who  seek  aid  to  come  to  thy  altar, 
with  the  promise  that  whoever  visits  it  and 
there  piously  invokes  thee  will  feel  the 
power  of  thy  intercession,  I,  a  poor  sinner, 
encouraged  by  this  promise,  come  to  thee, 
O  powerful  Saint,  and  with  a  firm  hope 
implore  thy  aid,  thy  protection,  thy  coun- 
sel and  thy  blessing.  Obtain  for  me,  I  be- 
seech thee,  my  request  in  this  necessity 
(mention  the  request) .  But  if  it  should 
be  opposed  to  the  Will  of  God  and  the 
welfare  of  my  soul,  obtain  for  me  such 
other  graces  as  shall  be  conducive  to  my 


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salvation.  Through  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

Our  Father.  Hail  Mary.  Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

V.  Pray  for  us,  O  blessed  Anthony. 

R.  That  we  may  be  made  worthy  of 
the  promises  of  Christ. 

Let  us  Pray 
Almighty  and  Eternal  God!  Who  didst 
glorify  Thy  faithful  confessor  Anthony 
with  the  perpetual  gift  of  working  mir- 
acles, graciously  grant  that  what  we  con- 
fidently seek  through  his  merits  we  may 
surely  receive  through  his  intercession. 
Through  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 

DEVOTION  OF  THE  -THIRTEEN 
TUESDAYS 

The  fervor  of  the  faithful  was  not 
satisfied  with  devoting  only  nine  Tues- 
days in  honor  of  Saint  Anthony;  grad- 
ually the  number  increased  to  thirteen. 
The  number  thirteen  was  selected  in  re- 
membrance of  the  date  of  the  Saint's 
death,  which  occurred  on  June  thirteenth. 


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This  devotion,  while  not  so  old  as  that  of 
the  Nine  Tuesdays,  is  sanctioned  by  the 
Church's  supreme  authority,  and  enriched 
with  many  indulgences.  What  the  Church 
approves  on  earth  is  approved  in  heaven, 
and  God  has  visibly  shown  this  by  grant- 
ing graces  and  favors  without  number  in 
honor  of  the  Wonder- Worker  of  Padua. 

The  exercises  of  this  devotion  begin  on 
Tuesday  about  the  middle  of  March  and 
end  on  the  Tuesday  before  June  thir- 
teenth. Any  other  consecutive  Tuesdays 
may  be  chosen,  and  the  general  methods 
of  making  a  novena  apply  to  this  devotion. 

A  plenary  indulgence  is  granted  on  each 
day  of  the  thirteen  consecutive  Tuesdays 
(or  Sundays)  once  a  year,  and  on  any 
suitable  day  during  the  year,  to  all  those 
who  receive  the  Sacraments  and  on  those 
days  visit  any  church  or  public  oratory 
and  there  pray  to  Saint  Anthony,  and  for 
the  intention  of  the  Holy  Father.  (Leo 
XIII,  March  1,  1898.) 

(Prayers  for  the  Nine  Tuesdays  and 
the  Thirteen  Tuesdays  are  given  on  pages 
45  and  67.) 


drapers;  to 


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PRAYER  IN  ANY  NECESSITY 

We  salute  thee,  Saint  Anthony,  lily  of 
purity,  ornament  and  glory  of  Christian- 
ity. We  salute  thee,  great  Saint,  cherub 
of  wisdom  and  seraph  of  divine  love.  We 
rejoice  at  the  favors  our  Lord  has  so  liber- 
ally bestowed  on  thee.  In  humility  and 
confidence  we  entreat  thee  to  help  us,  for 
we  know  that  God  has  given  thee  charity 
and  pity,  as  well  as  power.  Oh,  then,  be- 
hold our  distress,  our  anxiety,  our  fears 
concerning  our  salvation.  We  ask  thee  by 
the  love  thou  feltest  toward  the  amiable 
little  Jesus,  when  He  covered  thee  with 
His  caresses,  to  tell  Him  now  of  our 
wants.  One  sigh  from  that  breast  He  so 
honored  will  crown  our  success,  will  fill  us 
with  joy.  Oh!  remember  how  complete 
thy  bliss  was  as  thou  heldest  Him  to  thy 
breast,  pressed  thy  cheek  to  His,  and  lis- 
tened to  His  angelic  voice.  Think  of  this, 
and  hear  us  for  His  condescending  love. 
If  we  could  behold  thee  we  would  bathe 
thy  feet  with  respectful  tears,  and  tell 


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thee  all  we  feel,  all  we  fear  for  our  salva- 
tion. But  to  see  thee  is  not  granted  us; 
therefore,  we  salute  thee  in  spirit,  O  glo- 
rious favorite  of  God,  and  bow  down  our 
guilty  heads  before  thee  in  humble  rever- 
ence, while  we  raise  our  sad  hearts  full 
of  hope  toward  heaven  and  thee,  for  He 
Who  so  often  put  Himself  in  thy  arms 
will  now  fill  thy  hands  with  all  we  ask  of 
thee.  Give  us,  then,  what  we  desire,  an- 
gel of  love,  and  we  will  publish  thy  gran- 
deur, thereby  to  honor  and  glorify  Him 
Who  so  blessed  thee.  Amen. 

PRAYER  TO  THE  INFANT  JESUS 
IN  SAINT  ANTHONY'S  ARMS 

O  sweet  Infant  Jesus,  Thou  best  and 
only  hope  of  afflicted  souls,  I  prostrate  my- 
self at  Thy  feet  and  beseech  Thee,  through 
Thy  immeasurable  love  and  grace,  where- 
by Thou  didst  visit  Thy  blessed  servant 
Saint  Anthony  and  comfort  and  embrace 
him,  to  come  to  me  at  his  intercession  and 
let  me  taste  how  sweet  Thy  presence  is  to 
the  souls  that  trust  in  Thee. 


Prayer  to  Saint  Anthony  31 


PRAYER  TO  SAINT  ANTHONY 


O  holy  Saint  Anthony,  gentlest  of 
Saints,  your  love  for  God  and  charity  for 
His  creatures  made  you  worthy,  when  on 
earth,  to  possess  miraculous  powers.  Mira- 
cles waited  on  your  word,  which  you  were 
ever  ready  to  speak  for  those  in  trouble  or 
anxiety.  Encouraged  by  this  thought,  I 
implore  of  you  to  obtain  for  me  (mention 
the  request) .  The  answer  to  my  prayer 
may  require  a  miracle;  even  so,  you  are 
the  Saint  of  Miracles.  O  gentle  and  lov- 
ing Saint  Anthony,  whose  heart  was  ever 
full  of  human  sympathy,  whisper  my  peti- 
tion into  the  ears  of  the  sweet  Infant 
Jesus,  Who  loved  to  be  folded  in  your 
arms;  and  the  gratitude  of  my  heart  will 
ever  be  yours. 


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AN  ACT  OF  CONSECRATION  TO 
SAINT  ANTHONY 

0  glorious  Saint  Anthony,  servant  and 
friend  of  God,  I  salute  thee  through  the 
most  loving  Heart  of  our  Divine  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ,  Whom  thou  didst  bear  in 
thy  pure  arms  under  the  form  of  a  child. 
I  choose  thee  today  as  my  patron,  advocate 
and  father,  I  place  all  my  cares  and  temp- 
tations in  thy  hands,  I  earnestly  resolve 
never  to  forsake  thee. 

Great  Saint,  lily  of  celestial  purity  and 
vanquisher  of  concupiscence,  obtain  for 
me  and  all. thy  other  clients  perfect  purity 
of  body  and  soul. 

1  also,  in  imitation  of  thy  zeal,  promise 
to  lead  others  to  the  knowledge,  the  love 
and  the  service  of  God  through  my  own 
example  and  counsel. 


Aspirations  to  Saint  Anthony  33 


ASPIRATIONS  TO  SAINT 
ANTHONY 

1.  V.  Saint  Anthony,  our  Patron  and  our 

Advocate, 

R.  Grant  us  what  we  ask  of  thee. 

2.  V.  Saint  Anthony,  powerful  in  word 

and  work, 

R.  Grant  us  what  we  ask  of  thee. 

3.  V.  Saint  Anthony,  attentive  to  those 

who  invoke  thee, 

R.  Grant  us  what  we  ask  of  thee. 

4.  V.  Saint  Anthony,  glory  of  the  Church 

and  honor  of  the  Franciscan  Order, 

R.  Grant  us  what  we  ask  of  thee. 

5.  V.  Saint  Anthony,  whom  the  Infant 

Jesus  so  much  loved  and  honored, 

R.  Grant  us  what  we  ask  of  thee. 


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THE  MIRACULOUS  RESPONSORY. 


I  f  mir  -  a  -  cles  thou  fain  would'st  see:  Lo!  er  -  ror, 


-K — — I- 


r 


death,  ca-lam  -  j 


-  ty,   The  leprous  stain,  the  de-mon 


~P    r-^—^-r  jr  -fr- 
it v  v  \    if  y  v  \ 

flies,    From  beds  of     pain     the     sick  a  -  rise. 
CHORUS. 


The  hun-gry   seas     fore  go  their  prey,  The  pris  .  o- 
r    .     k    S    I       N  N 


ner's  cruel  chains  give  way ;  While  palsied  limbs  and  treasures 
N     N     w   ^ 


1 


5  i  f 

i/     y     y  I 

lost     Both  young  and  old      re  .  cov  -  ered  boast. 


Responsory  of  Saint  Anthony  35 


THE  RESPONSORY  OF 
SAINT  ANTHONY 

(By  Saint  Bonaventure) 

V.  If  miracles  thou  fain  wouldst  see: 
Lo!  error,  death,  calamity, 
The  leprous  stain,  the  demon  flies, 
From  beds  of  pain  the  sick  arise. 

R.  The  hungry  seas  forego  their  prey, 
The  prisoner's  cruel  chains  give  way, 
While  palsied  limbs,  and  treasures  lost, 
Both  young  and  old  recovered  boast. 

V.  And  perils  perish;  plenty's  hoard 
Is  heaped  on  hunger's  famished  board. 
Let  those  relate  who  know  it  well, 
Let  Padua  of  her  Patron  tell. 

R.  The  hungry  seas  forego  their  prey, 
The  prisoner's  cruel  chains  give  way, 
While  palsied  limbs,  and  treasures  lost, 
Both  young  and  old  recovered  boast. 


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V.  May  glory  to  the  Father  be, 
And  to  the  Son  eternally, 
And  to  the  Spirit,  in  essence  one, 
In  Persons  three,  be  honor  done. 

R.  The  hungry  seas  forego  their  prey, 
The  prisoner's  cruel  chains  give  way, 
While  palsied  limbs,  and  treasures  lost, 
Both  young  and  old  recovered  boast. 

V.  Pray  for  us,  Blessed  Anthony, 

R.  That  we  may  be  made  worthy  of  the 
promises  of  Christ. 

Let  us  Pray 

O  God!  let  the  votive  commemoration 
of  Blessed  Anthony,  Thy  confessor,  be  a 
source  of  joy  to  Thy  Church,  that  she  may 
always  be  fortified  with  spiritual  assistance 
and  may  deserve  to  possess  eternal  joy. 
Through  Christ,  our  Lord.  Amen. 

Indulgence  of  100  days  each  time. 

If  recited  each  day  for  a  month,  plenary  in- 
dulgence on  any  suitable  day  of  that  month, 
under  the  usual  conditions:  Confession.  Com- 
munion, visit  to  a  church  and  prayers  for  the 
intention  of  the  Pope.    (Pius  IX,  1866.) 


Litany  of  Saint  Anthony  37 


LITANY  OF  SAINT  ANTHONY 

Lord,  have  mercy  on  us! 
Christ,  have  mercy  on  us! 
Lord,  have  mercy  on  us! 
Christ,  hear  us! 
Christ,  graciously  hear  us! 
Holy  Mary, 
Holy  Father  Francis, 
Saint  Anthony  of  Padua, 
Saint  Anthony,  glory  of  the  order  of 

Friars  Minor, 
Saint  Anthony,  martyr  in  desiring  to  , 

die  for  Christ, 
Saint  Anthony,  pillar  of  the  Church, ' 
Saint  Anthony,  worthy  priest  of  God, 
Saint  Anthony,  apostolic  preacher, 
Saint  Anthony,  teacher  of  truth, 
Saint  Anthony,  hammer  of  heretics, 
Saint  Anthony,  comforter  of  the 

afflicted, 

Saint  Anthony,  helper  in  necessities, 
Saint  Anthony,  deliverer  of  captives,  1 
Saint  Anthony,  guide  of  the  erring, 


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Saint  Anthony,  restorer  of  lost 
things, 

Saint  Anthony,  chosen  intercessor, 
Saint  Anthony,  continuous  worker  of  I 
miracles, 

Be  merciful  unto  us,  spare  us,  O  Lord! 
Be  merciful  unto  us,  hear  us,  O  Lord! 
From  all  evil, 
From  all  sin, 

From  all  clangers  of  body  and  soul, 

From  the  snares  of  the  devil, 

From  pestilence,  famine  and  war, 

From  eternal  death, 

Through  the  merits  of  Saint  Anthony,! 

Through  his  zeal  for  the  conversion! 
of  sinners,  \  £L 

Through  his  desire  for  the  crown  of  /  sx. 
martyrdom, 

Through  his  fatigues  and  labors, 

Through  his  preaching  and  teaching,! 

Through  his  penitential  tears, 

Through  his  patience  and  humility, 

Through  his  glorious  death, 

Through  the  number  of  his  prodi- 
gies, 

In  the  day  of  judgment, 


39 


ft 


We  sinners, 

That  Thou  vouchsafe  to  bring  us  to 

true  penance, 
That  Thou  vouchsafe  to  grant  us 

patience  in  our  trials, 
That  Thou  vouchsafe  to  assist  us  in 

our  necessities, 
That  Thou  vouchsafe  to  grant  our  /  y 

petitions, 

That  Thou  vouchsafe  to  kindle  the 
fire  of  divine  love  within  us, 

That  Thou  vouchsafe  us  the  protec- 
tion and  intercession  of  Saint  An- 
thony, 

Son  of  God, 

Lamb  of  God,  Who  takest  away  the  sins 
of  the  world,  spare  us,  O  Lord! 

Lamb  of  God,  Who  takest  away  the  sins 
of  the  world,  graciously  hear  us,  O  Lord! 

Lamb  of  God,  Who  takest  away  the  sins 
of  the  world,  hare  mercy  on  us,  O  Lord! 

Christ,  hear  us! 

Christ,  graciously  hear  us! 

V.  Pray  for  us,  Saint  Anthony, 

R.  That  we  may  be  made  worthy  of  the 

promises  of  Christ! 


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Let  us  Pray 

Almighty  and  eternal  God,  Who  didst 
glorify  Thy  faithful  confessor  Anthony 
with  the  perpetual  gift  of  working  mira- 
cles, graciously  grant  that  what  we  confi- 
dently seek  through  his  merits  we  may 
surely  receive  by  his  intercession.  Through 
Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 

PRAYER  TO  THE  SAINT'S 
BLESSED  TONGUE 

O  blessed  tongue!  that  always  blessed 
the  Lord,  and  made  others  bless  and  praise 
Him;  it  is  now  manifest  what  great  merits 
thou  dost  possess  in  the  sight  of  God. 

Pray  for  us,  Saint  Anthony, 

That  we  may  be  made  worthy  of  the 
promises  of  Christ. 

Let  us  Pray 

O  Almighty  God,  Who  alone  dost  per- 
form miracles,  grant,  we  beseech  Thee, 
that  as  Thou  didst  preserve  the  tongue  of 


Prayer  for  Things  Lost  41 


Thy  holy  confessor  Saint  Anthony  in- 
corrupt after  death,  we,  through  his  inter- 
cession and  after  his  example,  may  be  wor- 
thy of  praising  and  blessing  Thee  forever. 
Through  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 

PRAYER  FOR  THE  RESTORATION 
OF  THINGS  LOST  OR  STOLEN 

O  blessed  Saint  Anthony!  The  grace  of 
God  has  made  thee  a  powerful  advocate  in 
all  necessities,  and  the  patron  for  the  res- 
toration of  things  lost  or  stolen.  To  thee 
I  turn  today  with  childlike  love  and  heart- 
felt confidence.  Oh,  how  many  thousands 
hast  thou  miraculously  aided  in  the  re- 
covery of  lost  goods!  Thou  wast  the  coun- 
selor of  the  erring,  the  comforter  of  the 
afflicted,  the  healer  of  the  sick,  the  raiser 
of  the  dead,  the  deliverer  of  the  captive, 
the  refuge  of  the  afflicted.  To  thee  do  I 
hasten,  O  blessed  Saint  Anthony!  Help 
me  in  my  present  affliction.  I  recommend 
what  I  have  lost  to  thy  care,  in  the  secure 
hope  that  thou  wilt  restore  it  to  me  if  it 


42  Little  Treasury  of  Saint  Anthony 


be  to  the  greater  glory  of  God  and  to  the 
spiritual  benefit  of  my  soul.  Obtain  also 
for  me  an  active  faith,  peace  of  mind, 
disgust  for  the  vain  pleasures  of  the  world, 
and  an  ardent  desire  for  the  imperishable 
goods  of  eternity.  Amen. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary,  Glory  be 
to  the  Father.  Responsory.] 

PRAYER  FOR  THE  HAPPY 
CHOICE  OF  A  STATE  IN  LIFE 

O  blessed  Saint  Anthony,  thou  wast 
especially  enlightened  by  God  to  know  the 
station  in  life  wherein  thou  didst  attain 
such  a  high  degree  of  holiness;  graciously 
obtain  for  me,  I  beseech  thee,  the  grace 
from  God  that  I  may  know  and  be  able  to 
embrace  in  spite  of  all  obstacles  the  station 
in  life  to  which  I  am  called  and  in  which 
I  may  the  more  easily  attain  eternal  salva- 
tion. Amen. 


Purity  —  A  Happy  Death  43 


PRAYER  TO  OBTAIN  THE  GRACE 
OF  HOLY  PURITY 

O  purest  Saint  Anthony,  who  through 
thy  angelic  virtue  hast  been  made  worthy 
to  be  caressed  by  Jesus,  to  hold  Him  in 
thy  arms  and  press  Him  to  thy  heart,  I 
entreat  thee  to  cast  a  benevolent  glance 
upon  me,  a  poor  sinner.  By  the  mere 
touch  of  thy  garment  thou  hast  communi- 
cated that  most  precious  of  all  gifts,  holy 
purity.  Oh,  deliver  me  by  thy  powerful 
intercession  from  all  thoughts  and  actions 
against  the  holy  virtue,  that  I  may  become 
a  pleasing  object  in  the  eyes  of  Jesus  and 
His  Immaculate  Mother. 

Pray  for  me  that  my  heart  and  soul 
may  remain  pure  and  undefiled  until 
death,  and  that  I  may  rather  die  than  of- 
fend God  by  mortal  sin.  Amen. 

PRAYER  FOR  A  HAPPY  DEATH 

O  glorious  Saint  Anthony,  invincible 
conqueror  of  death,  who  didst  restore  so 
many  to  life,  protect  me  from  a  sudden 


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and  unprovided  death  and  my  soul  from 
mortal  sin,  in  order  that  I  may  always  love 
God  and  remain  in  His  holy  grace.  Amen. 

SAINT  ANTHONY'S  BLESSING 

Behold  the  Cross  of  the  Lord! 

Fly,  ye  hostile  powers! 

The  Lion  of  the  Tribe  of  Juda,  the 
root  of  David,  has  conquered,  Alleluia, 
Alleluia! 

V.  Saint  Anthony,  vanquisher  of  de- 
mons, pray  for  us! 

R.  That  we  may  be  made  worthy  of 
the  promises  of  Christ! 

Let  us  Pray 

Grant,  O  Lord,  to  Thy  people  through 
the  intercession  of  Thy  servant,  blessed 
Anthony,  the  grace  to  prevail  over  the 
powers  of  darkness,  through  Christ,  our 
Lord.  Amen. 

From  the  snares  of  the  devil,  deliver  us, 
Saint  Anthony. 

100  days  indulgence  once  a  day.  (Leo  XIII f 
May  21,  1892.) 


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NOVENA  OF  MEDITATIONS  AND 
PRAYERS 
(For  Nine  Tuesdays) 

First  Tuesday  —  Saint  Anthony's  Fear 
of  God. 

Meditation:  "Fear  God  and  keep  His 
commandments,  for  this  is  all  man"  (Eccl. 
12,  13). 

Saint  Anthony  always  had  a  childlike 
fear  of  God.  He  always  spoke  of  God  in 
a  most  reverent  manner  and  most  con- 
scientiously kept  His  commandments.  He 
feared  nothing  but  sin.  Once  while  pray- 
ing in  the  church  at  Lisbon  the  evil  spirit 
appeared  personally  to  tempt  him.  Saint 
Anthony  vanquished  the  demon  by  mak- 
ing the  sign  of  the  cross  with  his  finger 
on  the  marble  floor  of  the  sanctuary,  the 
imprint  of  which  may  be  seen  even  to  this 
day.  He  strove  unceasingly  to  prevent  sin 
in  others.  Thus  he  miraculously  appeared 
during  the  night  to  many  sinners,  re- 


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proaching  them  for  their  secret  crimes 
and  commanding  them  to  confess  with 
true  repentance. 

Reflection:  Have  I  always  lived  in  fear 
of  God  and  avoided  sin  to  the  best  of  my 
ability?  Alas!  how  much  evil  have  I 
shamelessly  committed  before  the  ever 
watchful  eye  of  God!  O  merciful  God, 
by  Thy  grace  I  make  the  firm  resolution 
henceforth  to  imitate  Saint  Anthony  in 
his  holy  fear  of  Thee  by  carefully  avoid- 
ing all  deliberate  sin. 

Prayer 

O  blessed  Saint  Anthony,  who  from  thy 
earliest  youth  didst  live  in  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  and  didst  never  dare  to  be  unfaith- 
ful to  Him  even  in  the  smallest  things,  ob- 
tain for  me,  from  the  infinitely  just  God 
Whom  I  have  so  often  offended,  the  grace 
henceforth  to  walk  with  greater  zeal  in 
fear  of  His  judgments,  and  never  more  to 
offend  Him  by  mortal  sin.  Kindly  take 
care  also  of  that  concern  which  prompted 
me  to  perform  this  devotion  in  thy  honor, 


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provided  it  be  not  opposed  to  the  Will  of 
God  and  the  welfare  of  my  soul.  To  prove 
myself  more  worthy  of  being  heard  I  re- 
solve, with  thy  assistance,  during  the  com- 
ing week  carefully  to  avoid  all  deliberate 
sin,  and  thus  not  to  offend  thy  and  my 
dearly  beloved  Lord  and  Saviour,  Who 
with  the  Father  and  Holy  Ghost  liveth 
and  reigneth,  one  God,  world  without 
end.  Amen. 

Saint  Anthony,  whom  the  Infant  Jesus 
so  much  loved  and  honored,  grant  me 
what  I  ask  of  thee. 

Second  Tuesday — Saint  Anthony's  Love 
of  God. 

Meditation:  "Greater  love  than  this  no 
man  hath,  that  a  man  lay  down  his  life 
for  his  friends"  (John  13,  13). 

Saint  Anthony  longed  to  die  a  martyr 
for  Jesus  Christ.  To  this  end  he  begged 
and  obtained  permission  to  go  to  Morocco 
where  five  Franciscans  had  shortly  before 
been  martyred.  Divine  Providence,  how- 
ever, had  appointed  another  field  for  his 


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great  love  of  God;  the  apostolate  of  a 
teacher  and  preacher.  If  he  was  not  al- 
lowed to  give  Jesus  life  for  life,  he  would 
at  least  give  Him  love  for  love.  Untir- 
ingly and  unceasingly  he  labored  for  the 
salvation  of  souls,  bringing  back  countless 
sinners  and  infidels  and  inflaming  thou- 
sands of  hearts  with  the  true  love  of  God. 

Reflection:  How  cold  is  my  love  for 
God!  Saint  Anthony  sacrificed  all  for 
Him  and  I  have  given  so  little.  Saint 
Anthony  longed  to  give  his  life  for  Jesus, 
and  I,  at  times,  have  been  unwilling  to 
renounce  even  the  occasion  of  sin. 

Prayer 

O  dear  Saint  Anthony,  filled  with  the 
tender  love  of  God,  I  realize  full  well 
what  your  example  demands  of  me:  to  love 
God  with  my  whole  heart  and  with  all  my 
strength.  Oh,  that  I  may  follow  this 
teaching  and  imitate  you  in  loving  God! 
Obtain  for  me  the  grace  always  to  carry 
this  love  of  God  in  my  heart  and  to  show 
it  in  deed.  Kindly  take  care  also  of  that 


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concern  which  prompted  me  to  perform 
this  devotion  in  thy  honor,  provided  it  be 
not  opposed  to  the  Will  of  God  and  the 
welfare  of  my  soul.  To  prove  myself  more 
worthy  of  being  heard  I  resolve,  with  thy 
assistance,  during  the  coming  week  daily 
to  make  an  act  of  love  of  God  and  care- 
fully to  avoid  the  occasion  of  sin  and  thus 
please  the  Heart  of  thy  and  my  dearly  be- 
loved Lord  and  Saviour,  Who  with  the 
Father  and  Holy  Ghost  liveth  and  reign- 
eth,  one  God,  world  without  end.  Amen. 

Saint  Anthony,  whom  the  Infant  Jesus 
so  much  loved  and  honored,  grant  me 
what  I  ask  of  thee. 

Third  Tuesday  —  Saint  Anthony's  Con- 
fidence in  God. 

Meditation:  "Who  hath  ever  called 
upon  God  and  He  hath  despised  him?" 
(Ecclus.  2,  12) . 

Saint  Anthony  always  mistrusted  his 
own  strength  but  placed  absolute  confi- 
dence in  the  Lord.  He  asked  the  greatest 
favors  with  complete  certainty  of  being 


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heard.  It  was  revealed  to  Saint  Anthony 
that  his  father  had  been  falsely  accused  of 
murder.  Immediately  hastening  to  Lis- 
bon to  prove  his  father's  innocence,  with 
the  strongest  confidence  in  God's  infinite 
goodness,  he  approached  the  tomb  of  the 
murdered  man  and  commanded  him  to 
give  testimony.  The  dead  man  arose  and 
solemnly  denied  the  guilt  of  Saint  An- 
thony's father.  At  another  time,  with  the 
same  confidence,  the  Saint  caused  a  mule 
to  kneel  before  the  Sacred  Host,  in  order 
to  prove  the  real  presence  of  Jesus  Christ 
in  the  Blessed  Sacrament.  In  short,  the 
numerous  miracles  performed  during  his 
life  show  forth  his  unbounded  confidence 
in  God. 

Reflection:  How  feeble  is  my  confi- 
dence in  God  compared  with  that  of  Saint 
Anthony!  How  easily  do  I  become  dis- 
heartened when  my  prayers  are  not  im- 
mediately answered!  Have  my  prayers, 
perhaps,  not  been  heard  for  lack  of  this 
filial  confidence  in  God's  goodness? 


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Prayer 

O  glorious  Saint  Anthony,  whose  confi- 
dence in  God  has  been  rewarded  by  so 
many  miracles,  obtain  for  me  the  grace  of 
a  firm  assurance  that  God  in  His  mercy 
will  not  refuse  me  His  assistance  in  my 
needs.  Kindly  take  care  also  of  that  con- 
cern which  prompted  me  to  perform  this 
devotion  in  thy  honor,  provided  it  be  not 
opposed  to  the  Will  of  God  and  the  wel- 
fare of  my  soul.  To  prove  myself  wor- 
thy of  being  heard  I  resolve,  with  thy 
assistance,  during  the  coming  week  fre- 
quently to  reflect  upon  the  infinite  mercy 
and  goodness  of  God  toward  me,  a  poor 
sinner,  and  thus  to  be  filled  with  firm  con- 
fidence in  thy  and  my  dearly  beloved  Lord 
and  Saviour,  Who  with  the  Father  and 
Holy  Ghost  liveth  and  reigneth,  one  God, 
world  without  end.  Amen. 

Saint  Anthony,  whom  the  Infant  Jesus 
so  much  loved  and  honored,  grant  me 
what  I  ask  of  thee. 


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Fourth  Tuesday — Saint  Anthony's  Love 
of  His  Neighbor. 

Meditation:  "If  any  man  say:  I  love 
God,  and  hateth  his  brother,  he  is  a  liar." 

Saint  Anthony's  love  of  his  fellow- 
creatures  was  extraordinary.  It  manifested 
itself  in  his  continual  readiness  to  become 
all  to  all  in  order  to  gain  all  for  Christ. 
He  was  ever  anxious  to  relieve  the  neces- 
sities and  sufferings  of  his  fellow-men. 
For  their  consolation  he  cured  the  sick, 
gave  sight  to  the  blind,  made  the  lame 
walk,  even  raised  the  dead  to  life.  This 
love  showed  itself  even  toward  his  enemies. 
He  did  good  to  those  that  hated  him  and 
prayed  for  those  that  calumniated  him. 
On  one  occasion  the  heretics  of  Rimini  re- 
solved upon  the  death  of  Saint  Anthony. 
They  invited  him  to  a  banquet  and  set 
poisoned  food  before  him.  Inspired,  the 
Saint  saw  at  once  the  snare  laid  for  him, 
but  undismayed  and  full  of  true  love  for 
his  neighbor,  he  said  to  his  enemies:  "In 
order  to  prove  to  you  the  truth  of  the 
Gospel  and  to  show  you  how  much  I  have 


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at  heart  the  welfare  of  your  immortal 
souls,  I  will  eat  of  this  poisoned  food." 
Then  making  the  sign  of  the  cross  over 
the  viands  placed  before  him,  he  partook 
of  them  without  injury.  His  enemies,  as- 
tounded and  ashamed,  fell  upon  their 
knees  and  with  all  sincerity  returned  to 
the  true  fold. 

Reflection:  How  much  do  I  love  my 
neighbor?  Do  I  love  him  in  deed  or  only 
in  word?  Do  I  pray  for  those  who  perse- 
cute or  calumniate  me,  according  to  the 
teaching  of  Christ?  Am  I  mindful  of 
those  divine  words:  "So  also  shall  My 
heavenly  Father  do  to  you,  if  you  forgive 
not  everyone  his  brother  from  your 
hearts"? 

Prayer 

O  blessed  Saint  Anthony,  perfect  model 
of  true  charity,  who  didst  assist  thy  neigh- 
bor, both  friend  and  enemy,  in  spiritual 
as  well  as  in  corporal  necessities,  obtain  for 
me  the  grace  of  truly  loving  my  neighbor 
and  of  forgiving  those  who  offend  me,  as 
I  hope  to  be  forgiven.  Kindly  take  care 


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also  of  that  concern  which  prompted  me 
to  perform  this  devotion  in  thy  honor,  pro- 
vided it  be  not  opposed  to  the  Will  of 
God  and  the  welfare  of  my  soul.  To  prove 
myself  more  worthy  of  being  heard  I  re- 
solve, with  thy  assistance,  during  the  com- 
ing week  to  practice  works  of  mercy  and 
truly  to  forgive  my  enemies,  thus  pleasing 
thy  and  my  dearly  beloved  Lord  and 
Saviour,  Who  with  the  Father  and  Holy 
Ghost  liveth  and  reigneth,  one  God, 
world  without  end.  Amen. 

Saint  Anthony,  whom  the  Infant  Jesus 
so  much  loved  and  honored,  grant  me 
what  I  ask  of  thee. 

Fifth  Tuesday  —  Saint  Anthony's  Hu- 
mility. 

Meditation:  "Unless  you  be  converted, 
and  become  as  little  children,  you  shall 
not  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  Heaven" 
(Matt.  18,  3) . 

With  these  words  our  divine  Redeemer 
pointed  out  humility  as  a  means  to  salva- 
tion. Humility  is  the  foundation  of  every 
Christian  virtue.  Saint  Anthony  possessed 


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humility  in  its  highest  perfection.  He  de- 
spised the  honors  of  the  world,  he  de- 
spised himself,  he  rejoiced  in  being  de- 
spised. Although  of  noble  birth  and  great 
learning,  he  humbly  took  upon  himself 
the  offices  and  duties  of  the  least  lay 
brother  in  the  monastery  at  Monte  Paolo. 
The  success  of  his  sermons  was  wonderful; 
the  signs  which  lent  a  superhuman  power 
to  his  words  were  magnificent;  the  praise 
given  to  his  work,  even  by  the  Pope  him- 
self, was  extraordinary;  and  yet  he  always 
remained  the  humble  priest  and  simple 
Franciscan  Friar. 

Reflection:  How  unlike  am  I  to  Saint 
Anthony!  Am  I  not  proud  or  vain  of  pre- 
tended prerogatives  either  of  soul  or  body? 
Does  not  the  smallest  humiliation  disturb 
the  peace  of  my  soul?  Do  I  not  always 
look  for  human  praise  instead  of  seeking 
the  favor  of  God  alone? 

Prayer 

O  glorious  Saint  Anthony,  true  model 
of  humility,  who  didst  deem  thyself  the 
least  of  thy  brethren,  graciously  look  down 


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upon  me  and  obtain  for  me  the  grace  to 
become  truly  meek  and  humble  of  heart. 
Kindly  also  take  care  of  that  concern 
which  prompted  me  to  perform  this  devo- 
tion in  thy  honor,  provided  it  be  not  op- 
posed to  the  Will  of  God  and  the  welfare 
of  my  soul.  To  prove  myself  more  worthy 
of  being  heard  I  resolve,  with  thy  assis- 
tance, during  the  coming  week  not  to  seek 
human  praise  and  to  bear  patiently  all 
humiliations  in  imitation  of  thy  and  my 
dearly  beloved  Lord  and  Saviour,  Who 
with  the  Father  and  Holy  Ghost  liveth 
and  reigneth,  one  God,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 

Saint  Anthony,  whom  the  Infant  Jesus 
so  much  loved  and  honored,  grant  me 
what  I  ask  of  thee. 

Sixth  Tuesday — Saint  Anthony's  Purity. 

Meditation:  "Blessed  are  the  clean  of 
heart,  for  they  shall  see  God." 

Thus  spoke  our  dear  Lord  in  His  Ser- 
mon on  the  Mount.  Saint  Anthony  was  a 
lily  of  purity.  He  took  special  care  to 
preserve  by  strict  discipline  the  virtue  of 


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holy  purity  from  every  stain.  He  knew 
full  well  that  purity  can  only  be  attained 
by  self-denial  and  prayer.  Severe  and 
numerous  were  the  penances  and  mortifi- 
cations he  inflicted  upon  his  body,  which 
he  called  his  beast  of  burden.  He  spent 
many  hours  of  the  night  in  prayer.  One 
night,  when  Saint  Anthony  was  staying 
with  his  friend,  the  Count  of  Campo  San 
Piero,  his  pious  host  saw  a  brilliant  ray  of 
light  under  the  door  of  the  Saint's  room. 
Pushing  the  door  slightly  ajar,  he  beheld 
a  Child  of  marvelous  beauty  standing  up- 
on a  book,  which  lay  open  upon  the  table, 
and  clinging  to  Saint  Anthony  with  both 
hands  around  his  neck.  With  ineffable 
joy  he  watched  the  tender  caresses  of  the 
Saint  and  the  Christ-Child;  he  saw  that 
Saint  Anthony,  through  his  eminent  puri- 
ty, was  found  worthy  already  on  this 
earth  to  see  his  God. 

Reflection:  Am  I  endeavoring  to  remain 
clean  of  heart?  Do  I  love  and  cherish 
purity  of  heart  more  than  anything  else 
on  this  earth?  Do  I  use  the  means  to 
attain  purity — self-denial  and  prayer? 


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Prayer 

O  glorious  Saint  Anthony,  who  didst 
follow  Jesus  Christ  by  true  self-denial, 
and  thus  didst  preserve  thy  spotless  purity 
and  sanctity,  in  all  contrition  I  must  con- 
fess that  heretofore  I  have  been  very  re- 
miss in  using  the  means  necessary  to  pos- 
sess this  virtue.  The  flesh  is  weak  indeed, 
and  only  too  soon  would  I  break  the  reso- 
lution I  now  make  if  God  did  not  con- 
tinuously assist  me.  Pray  for  me,  dear 
Saint  Anthony,  that  I  may  ever  practice 
chastity  according  to  my  state  of  life,  and 
fill  my  heart  with  a  hatred  and  detestation 
of  everything  dangerous  to  this  virtue. 
Kindly  take  care  also  of  that  concern 
which  prompted  me  to  perform  this  devo- 
tion in  thy  honor.  To  prove  myself  more 
worthy  of  being  heard  I  resolve,  with  thy 
assistance,  during  the  coming  week  to 
practice  self-denial  and  prayer  and  thus 
preserve  purity  of  body  and  soul,  the  vir- 
tue most  dear  to  thy  and  my  dearly  be- 
loved Lord  and  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ 
Who  with  the  Father  and  Holy  Ghost 


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liveth  and  reigneth,  one  God,  world  with- 
out end.  Amen. 

Saint  Anthony,  whom  the  Infant  Jesus 
so  much  loved  and  honored,  grant  me 
what  I  ask  of  thee. 

Seventh  Tuesday  —  Saint  Anthony's 
Christian  Fortitude. 

Meditation:  "Do  manfully  and  be 
strengthened,"  exhorts  the  Apostle  Saint 
Paul.  Saint  Anthony  followed  this  admo- 
nition and  became  a  model  of  Christian 
fortitude.  He  preached  Jesus  intrepidly, 
fearing  neither  the  hostility  of  men  nor 
the  rage  of  hell.  Toward  the  middle  of 
the  thirteenth  century  Italy  trembled  at 
the  very  name  of  Ezzelino,  a  tiger  in 
human  form,  who  either  murdered  his 
victims  or  left  them  to  die  of  hunger  in 
the  prisons.  Ezzelino  had  come  to  the  very 
gates  of  Padua.  Defenseless  and  alone, 
Saint  Anthony  ventured  before  him  and 
reproached  him  for  his  crimes,  pointing 
out  to  him  God's  avenging  justice.  Ezzelino 
threw  himself  at  the  feet  of  the  Saint  and 


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promised  to  amend  his  life.  "It  seemed  to 
me,"  he  said  afterward  to  his  soldiers, 
"that  the  eyes  of  that  Friar  darted  forth 
flashes  of  lightning  and  that  I  was  on  the 
point  of  being  hurled  headlong  into  the 
abyss  of  hell."  How  seldom  does  it  hap- 
pen that  a  man  thus  exposes  himself  to 
certain  death  for  the  salvation  of  his  fel- 
low-creatures and  in  defence  of  the  true 
faith! 

Reflection:  What  strength  do  I  show 
in  professing  my  faith  in  Christ?  Am  I 
not  sometimes  ashamed  of  my  faith?  Do 
I  not  at  times,  out  of  human  respect,  fail 
to  observe  the  commandments  of  God 
and  the  Church?  Have  I,  perhaps,  ne- 
glected the  practice  of  my  faith  in  public 
through  lack  of  Christian  fortitude? 

Prayer 

O  great  Saint  Anthony,  intrepid  cham- 
pion of  Jesus  Christ,  who  with  holy  cour- 
age didst  denounce  vice  and  cruelty,  ob- 
tain for  me  the  grace  that,  in  these  days 
of  unbelief  and  religious  indifference,  I 
may  be  strong  in  my  Catholic  faith  and 


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resolute  in  the  fulfillment  of  my  Christian 
duties.  Kindly  take  care  also  of  that  con- 
cern which  prompted  me  to  perform  this 
devotion  in  thy  honor,  provided  it  be  not 
opposed  to  the  Will  of  God  and  the 
welfare  of  my  soul.  To  prove  myself  more 
worthy  of  being  heard  I  resolve,  with  thy 
assistance,  during  the  coming  week  to  cast 
aside  all  human  respect,  and  with  a  strong 
and  steadfast  faith  ever  to  confess  thy  and 
my  dearly  beloved  Lord  and  Saviour, 
Who  with  the  Father  and  Holy  Ghost 
liveth  and  reigneth,  one  God,  world  with- 
out end.  Amen. 

Saint  Anthony,  whom  the  Infant  Jesus 
so  much  loved  and  honored,  grant  me 
what  I  ask  of  thee. 

Eighth  Tuesday  —  Saint  Anthony's  Pa- 
tience and  Resignation  to  the  Will  of  God. 

Meditation:  "In  your  patience  you  shall 
possess  your  souls"  (Luke  21,  79). 

Saint  Anthony  was  a  model  of  patience. 
Never  lamenting  or  complaining  over  the 
sufferings  and  adversities  of  life,  he  gladly 
bore  the  cross  God  had  laid  upon  him. 


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Thus,  when  the  Saint  went  to  the  General 
Chapter  at  Assisi  in  1221,  his  reception 
was  very  discouraging.  On  account  of  his 
emaciated  exterior  no  superior  wished  to 
accept  him.  He  remained  entirely  disre- 
garded, until  at  last  the  Provincial  of  Ro- 
magna  consented  and  placed  him  in  the 
small  convent  at  Monte  Paolo.  What  pa- 
tience for  a  man  who  had  previously  been 
such  a  noted  scholar  and  saintly  religious 
in  the  Augustinian  Order! 

Reflection:  Do  I  patiently  carry  the 
cross  which  God  has  laid  upon  me?  Alas, 
no!  I  shun  it  as  much  as  possible.  I  mur- 
mur over  its  heaviness.  I  become  impa- 
tient if  our  Lord  does  not  quickly  take  it 
from  me.  The  smallest  adversity  excites 
my  anger  and  I  lose  my  peace  of  mind. 

Prayer 

O  glorious  Saint  Anthony,  perfect 
model  of  patience  and  meekness,  who  hast 
joyfully  taken  upon  thyself  so  many  un- 
merited contempts  and  troubles,  obtain 
for  me,  from  the  divine  Heart  of  Jesus, 
the  grace  henceforward  to  embrace  with 


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love  the  cross  of  Christ,  and  patiently  to 
bear  all  the  adversities  of  life.  Kindly 
take  care  also  of  that  concern  which 
prompted  me  to  perform  this  devotion  in 
thy  honor,  provided  it  be  not  opposed  to 
the  Will  of  God  and  the  welfare  of  my 
soul.  To  prove  myself  more  worthy  of 
being  heard  I  resolve,  with  thy  assistance, 
during  the  coming  week  to  suppress  all 
anger  and  impatience,  to  bear  my  cross 
with  resignation  and  thus  follow  in  the 
footsteps  of  thy  and  my  dearly  beloved 
Lord  and  Saviour,  Who  with  the  Father 
and  Holy  Ghost  liveth  and  reigneth,  world 
without  end.  Amen. 

Saint  Anthony,  whom  the  Infant  Jesus 
so  much  loved  and  honored,  grant  me 
what  I  ask  of  thee. 

Ninth  Tuesday  —  Saint  Anthony's  De- 
votion to  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  and 
His  Happy  Death. 

Meditation:  "Precious  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  is  the  death  of  His  Saints"  (Ps. 
115,  15). 


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Saint  Anthony  was  born  on  the  feast 
of  the  Assumption  of  the  Blessed  Virgin 
Mary,  was  baptized  in  a  church  dedicated 
to  her  honor,  loved  her  all  through  his 
life,  preached  her  honor  and  glory  in  nu- 
merous sermons  and  died  chanting  the 
beautiful  hymn:  "O  Gloriosa  Domina." 
At  the  moment  of  his  death  his  counte- 
nance appeared  suffused  in  a  heavenly 
light,  and  one  of  his  brethren  asking 
what  it  meant,  he  said  in  a  clear  voice, 
"I  see  my  God,"  and  breathed  forth  his 
pure  soul  into  the  hands  of  his  Maker. 
At  the  same  time  he  appeared  to  the  Ab- 
bot of  Vercelli,  saying:  "I  am  now  going 
to  my  heavenly  home."  His  brethren  en- 
deavored to  keep  his  death  secret  for  a 
time,  but  the  children  ran  through  the 
streets  of  Padua  crying  out:  "The  holy 
padre  is  dead!   Saint  Anthony  is  dead!" 

Reflection:  Some  day  I  also  must  die. 
Will  my  death  be  as  precious  in  the  sight 
of  God  as  was  that  of  Saint  Anthony?  If 
I  wish  to  die  well,  I  must -live  well.  What 
would  be  my  lot  if  our  Lord  called  me 
today — at  this  moment?  Do  I  practice 


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that  efficacious  means  for  a  happy  death, 
true  devotion  to  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary? 

Prayer 

O  blessed  Saint  Anthony,  who  already 
on  the  day  of  thy  happy  death  didst  enter 
into  heavenly  glory,  look  down  upon  me 
from  thy  celestial  throne,  and  obtain  for 
me  the  grace  of  a  happy  and  holy  death. 
Kindly  take  care  of  that  concern  which 
prompted  me  to  perform  this  devotion  in 
thy  honor.  Hear  me,  holy  Wonder- Worker 
of  Padua!  Obtain  for  me  by  thy  power- 
ful intercession  the  favor  I  so  fervently 
ask.  May  the  holy  Will  of  God,  however, 
be  done  in  all  things!  To  prove  myself 
more  worthy  of  being  heard  I  resolve  with 
thy  assistance,  during  the  coming  week 
to  practice  devotion  to  the  Blessed  Virgin 
Mary,  and  hereafter  faithfully  to  keep  all 
the  resolutions  I  have  made  on  these  nine 
Tuesdays  for  the  honor  and  glory  of  thy 
and  my  dearly  beloved  Lord  and  Saviour, 
Who  with  the  Father  and  Holy  Ghost 
liveth  and  reigneth,  one  God,  world  with- 
out end.  Amen. 


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Saint  Anthony,  whom  the  Infant  Jesus 
so  much  loved  and  honored,  grant  me 
what  I  ask  of  thee. 

Closing  Prayer  of  the  Novena 

O  blessed  Saint  Anthony,  my  faithful 
intercessor,  I  have  now,  through  the  grace 
of  God  and  thy  assistance,  finished  these 
pious  exercises  in  thy  honor.  I  had,  in- 
deed, the  will  and  desire  to  do  all  in  my 
power  for  thy  greater  honor  and  glory: 
but  thou  knowest  my  weakness  and  misery 
and  want  of  devotion.  Therefore  I  be- 
seech thee  to  make  amends  for  all  my 
failings,  and  to  offer  thy  merits  and  good 
works  for  me,  that  I  may  find  grace  and 
hearing  with  God.  Obtain  for  me,  through 
thy  merits,  the  blessings  of  a  virtuous  life, 
a  true  knowledge  of  my  God  and  of  my- 
self, a  perfect  mortification  of  my  senses, 
and  a  complete  triumph  over  all  tempta- 
tions. I  place  myself  under  thy  special 
protection:  assist  me  to  follow  thy  ex- 
ample in  life,  and  come  to  my  aid  in 
death:  in  that  dread  moment  let  me  ex- 
perience the  might  of  thy  help.  Amen. 


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SALUTATIONS  FOR  THE 
THIRTEEN  TUESDAYS 

1. 

O  glorious  Saint  Anthony,  born  under 
the  protection  of  Mary  Immaculate,  on 
the  Feast  of  her  Assumption  into  heaven, 
and  consecrated  to  her  at  a  tender  age; 
thou  didst  vanquish  the  demon  by  the  sign 
of  the  cross,  which  thy  finger  impressed 
on  the  marble  of  the  church  where  thou 
wert  praying.  Oh,  we  beseech  thee,  obtain 
for  us  a  tender  devotion  to  our  Blessed 
Mother,  and  the  strength  to  triumph  over 
all  the  attacks  of  our  infernal  enemy. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory.} 
2. 

O  glorious  Saint!  thou  didst  escape 
from  the  dangers  and  temptations  of  the 
world  by  disdaining  greatness,  riches  and 
the  comforts  of  life,  and  by  joining  the 
Canons  Regular  of  Saint  Augustine;  we 


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beseech  thee,  obtain  for  us  detachment  of 
the  heart  and  a  true  contempt  for  the 
world. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory.] 
3. 

O  glorious  Saint!  thou  didst  feel  a  burn- 
ing desire  in  thy  youthful  heart  to  suffer 
martyrdom  for  the  faith,  and  for  this  pur- 
pose didst  enter  the  Order  of  the  Seraphic 
Saint  Francis;  we  beseech  thee,  obtain  for 
us  the  spirit  of  penance  and  mortification. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory.] 

4. 

O  glorious  Saint!  guided  by  sentiments 
of  the  most  profound  humility,  thou  didst 
all  in  thy  power  to  hide  thyself  from  the 
eyes  of  the  world,  when  God  suddenly 
made  thee  known  as  an  ark  of  science  and 
sanctity;  we  beseech  thee,  obtain  for  us 
the  grace  of  practicing  humility  and  of 
loving  a  life  hidden  in  God. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory.] 


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5. 

O  glorious  Saint!  chosen  by  God  to 
preach  His  Word,  thou  didst  receive  from 
Him  the  gift  of  tongues,  and  the  power 
of  working  the  most  extraordinary  mira- 
cles; we  beseech  thee,  obtain  for  us  the 
grace  to  listen  willingly  to  divine  inspira- 
tions and  to  hear  with  fruit  the  Word  of 
God. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory.] 
6. 

O  glorious  Saint!  thy  ardent  love  of 
God  merited  for  thee  the  happy  privilege 
of  receiving  and  caressing  in  thy  arms  the 
Divine  Infant  Jesus;  we  beseech  thee,  ob- 
tain for  us  the  grace  of  receiving  Him  in 
the  Blessed  Eucharist  with  love  and  fer- 
vent devotion. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory.] 

7. 

O  glorious  Saint!  thou  didst  confound 
the  heretics  and  prove  to  them  the  Real 


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Presence  of  Jesus  Christ  in  the  Blessed 
Sacrament  by  causing  a  dumb  animal  to 
kneel  down  and  adore  the  sacred  Host; 
we  beseech  thee,  obtain  for  us  the  grace 
of  a  lively  faith  in  the  holy  Eucharist. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory.] 
8. 

O  glorious  Saint!  when  men  refused  to 
come  and  hear  the  Word  of  God,  thou 
didst  call  the  fishes  of  the  sea  to  the  shore 
and  preach  to  them;  we  beseech  thee,  ob- 
tain for  us  the  perfect  submission  of  our 
minds  and  hearts  to  divine  truths. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory.] 
9. 

O  glorious  Saint!  as  protector  of  the 
innocent  thou  didst  make  a  child  only  a 
few  days  old  speak  to  save  the  honor  of 
its  mother;  we  beseech  thee,  obtain  for  us 
the  grace  of  being  strong  and  submissive 
to  the  Will  of  God  in  the  midst  of  unjust 


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persecutions  and  of  preserving  intact  the 
peace  and  purity  of  our  souls. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory.} 
10. 

O  glorious  Saint!  once,  while  preaching 
at  Padua  thou  didst  find  thyself  at  the 
same  time  at  Lisbon,  by  a  marvelous  mira- 
cle, to  defend  thy  father  against  calumny 
and  to  save  him  from  death;  we  beseech 
thee,  obtain  for  us  the  grace  that  we  may 
pardon  all  injuries  and  love  our  enemies. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory.} 
11. 

O  glorious  Saint!  by  thy  prayers,  thy 
zeal,  and  thy  heavenly  wisdom  thou  didst 
convert  thousands  of  heretics  and  hard- 
ened sinners;  we  beseech  thee,  obtain  for 
us  the  grace  of  true  conversion,  that  we 
may  give  ourselves  entirely  to  God. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory.} 


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12. 

O  glorious  Saint!  in  imitation  of  our 
divine  Redeemer,  thou  didst  spend  thy  life 
for  the  salvation  of  souls;  we  beseech  thee, 
obtain  for  us  the  grace  to  become  saints, 
to  die  a  happy  death,  and  to  praise  God 
forever  with  thee  and  all  the  saints  and 
angels  in  heaven. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory.*} 

13. 

O  glorious  Saint!  God  has  given  thee 
the  power  of  working  miracles  continu- 
ally, and  the  favor  of  answering  the  pray- 
ers of  those  who  invoke  thy  assistance  in 
misfortune,  anxiety,  and  distress;  we  be- 
seech thee,  obtain  for  us  from  Jesus, 
through  Mary,  His  blessed  Mother,  what 
we  beg  of  thee  so  fervently  and  hopefully, 
if  it  be  for  the  glory  of  God  and  the 
good  of  our  souls. 

[Our  Father,  Hail  Mary  and  Glory.} 

In  conclusion  recite  the  Miraculous  Re- 
sponsory. 


O  Salutaris 


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O  SALUTARIS 

1.  O  salutaris  hostia, 

Quae  cceli  pandis  ostium, 
Bella  premunt  hostilia; 
Da  robur,  fer  auxilium. 

2.  Unitrinoque  Domino 
Sit  sempiterna  gloria, 
Qui  vitam  sine  termino 
Nobis  donet  in  patria. 

TANTUM  ERGO 

1.  Tantum  ergo  Sacramentum 
Veneremur  cernui 

Et  antiquum  documentum 
Novo  cedat  ritui: 
Praestet  fides  supplementum 
Sensuum  defectui. 

2.  Genitori  Genitoque 
Laus  et  jubilatio: 

Salus,  honor,  virtus  quoque 
Sit  et  benedictio; 
Procedenti  ab  utroque 
Compar  sit  laudatio. 

V.  Panem  de  coelo  praestitisti  eis. 

R.  Omne  delectamentum  in  se  habentem. 


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LAUDATE  DOMINUM 

1.  Laudate  Dominum,  omnes  gentes: 

laudate  eum,  omnes  populi. 

2.  Quoniam  confirmata  est  super  nos  mi- 

sericordia  ejus:  et  Veritas  Domini 
manet  in  aeternum. 

3.  Gloria  Patri,  et  Filio,  et  Spiritui  Sancto. 

4.  Sicut  erat  in  principio,  et  nunc  et  sem- 

per, et  in  saecula  saeculorum.  Amen. 

HYMN  OF  THANKSGIVING 

Holy  God,  we  praise  Thy  Name! 

Lord  of  all,  we  bow  before  Thee! 
All  on  earth  Thy  sceptre  claim, 

All  in  heaven  above  adore  Thee: 
Infinite  Thy  vast  domain, 
Everlasting  is  Thy  Name. 

Hark!  the  loud  celestial  hymn 
Angel  choirs  above  are  raising, 

Cherubim  and  Seraphim 
In  unceasing  chorus  praising 

Fill  the  heavens  with  sweet  accord: 
Holy!  Holy!  Holy  Lord! 

ST.  ANTHONY  GUILD  PRESS 

PATERSON.  N.  J. 


